70.4% of residents of Alamosa speak English at home.
25.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English less than very well).
3.9% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
81.0% of residents of Alamosa speak English at home.
16.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English less than very well).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
57.9% of residents of Alamosa speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
25.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
14.1% of residents of Alamosa speak English at home.
58.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English less than very well).
27.9% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
78.1% (4,435)
Foreign born:
29.7% (73)
White - Speak another language
Native:
21.9% (1,242)
Foreign born:
70.3% (173)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:
73.6% (53)
Foreign born:
100.0% (122)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
43.3% (542)
Foreign born:
100.0% (132)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
94.4% (3,353)
Foreign born:
49.3% (71)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
5.6% (200)
Foreign born:
50.7% (73)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
52.7% (1,904)
Foreign born:
0.6% (2)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
47.3% (1,711)
Foreign born:
99.4% (354)
270 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
This city:
3.4%
Colorado:
8.6%
Median age by place of birth - Alamosa
Place of birth - Alamosa White
Place of birth - Alamosa Black or African American
Place of birth - Alamosa Asian
Place of birth - Alamosa Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Alamosa Other race
Place of birth - Alamosa Two or more races
Place of birth - Alamosa White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Alamosa Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Alamosa
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Alamosa
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Alamosa
Place of birth by age - Alamosa
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.0%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 6.2%
Females:
Never married: 34.9%
Now married: 38.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 15.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (65)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
30.2% (499)
Unmarried:
69.8% (1,153)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (13)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 68.5%
Now married: 31.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.5% (17)
Unmarried:
68.5% (37)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 6.3%
Females:
Never married: 42.9%
Now married: 41.1%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 8.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (31)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.1% (203)
Unmarried:
58.9% (291)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 51.8%
Now married: 23.9%
Separated: 24.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 82.6%
Now married: 14.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (15)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
1.1% (1)
Unmarried:
98.9% (90)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.9%
Now married: 45.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 5.5%
Females:
Never married: 35.3%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 15.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (20)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
33.6% (372)
Unmarried:
66.4% (734)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.3%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 8.3%
Females:
Never married: 39.5%
Now married: 35.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 12.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (91)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
30.7% (343)
Unmarried:
69.3% (775)
Ancestries in Alamosa (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 3,693 (46.4%)
German - 971 (12.2%)
English - 552 (6.9%)
Irish - 442 (5.6%)
United States - 282 (3.5%)
French - 210 (2.6%)
Italian - 198 (2.5%)
Danish - 146 (1.8%)
Swedish - 132 (1.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 124 (1.6%)
Norwegian - 119 (1.5%)
Dutch - 116 (1.5%)
Scottish - 84 (1.1%)
Polish - 65 (0.8%)
Welsh - 42 (0.5%)
French Canadian - 35 (0.4%)
Swiss - 21 (0.3%)
Czech - 18 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 14 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 12 (0.2%)
Russian - 7 (0.09%)
Slovak - 5 (0.06%)
Subsaharan African - 5 (0.06%)
West Indian - 5 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 4,218 (66.7%)
Black or African American: 15 (25.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 12 (42.9%)
Asian: 19 (100.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 201 (91.4%)
Other race: 1,121 (76.8%)
Two or more races: 298 (67.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,781 (70.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,856 (67.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 797 (12.6%)
Other race: 93 (6.4%)
Two or more races: 85 (19.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 209 (5.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 713 (16.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 865 (13.7%)
Black or African American: 13 (21.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (57.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 19 (8.6%)
Other race: 246 (16.8%)
Two or more races: 41 (9.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 638 (16.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 519 (12.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.4%
8.6%